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Union Public School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Union.

Union’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Mississippi school districts

Students
976
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,438
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Union Public School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the MS average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $509 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% of the 150 Mississippi school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Union. Grade by grade →

PK–4Union Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Union Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Union High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency66%
State average 47% · 455 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 41.7% · 464 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.4% · 73 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,438 per student · 8% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 33%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 68%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
940’20
932’21
927’22
931’23
976’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 72%Black 23%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Mississippi.